Hold on to your skinny jeans boys and girls, because it looks like 2016 is shaping up to be the year of the emo kids. Blink 182 produced a new album, sans Tom DeLonge but that’s besides the point. My Chemical Romance is posting teaser trailers on their social media. Brand New is on tour (Yes, you read that correctly. They’re actually touring). Fall Out Boy is in the studio working on their next album. With all the recent buzz going on in the world of emos and their music, it might as well be the early 2000s. After the end of the emo era, most kids were left to hang up their skinny jeans and band tees. Despite the recent events, it’s been quite some time since the emo world has seen this kind of attention. So, for those of you who aren’t quite sure if it’s still cool to cry over that one song or wear pants that tight, below is a list of eight ways to tell if you’re still a little emo.
1.My Chemical Romance’s “The Black Parade” Still Makes You Cry
You can downplay it all you want,but at the sound of that first note you’re just as emotional as you were in 2006
2. Your phone autocorrects “Thanks” to “Thnks”
As in “Thnks fr th Mmrs”
3.You’re actually happy that Jesse Lacey left Taking Back Sunday
Sure, the wound might still be a little bit tender. But hey, at least we got Brand New out of that feud.
4. You were on Ticketmaster at 9:45 in the morning ready to buy tickets to see Blink 182 when they announced their “California” tour.
No self-respecting emo kid would miss the chance to see “I Miss You” live.
5.Your world literally stopped when My Chemical Romance released that teaser on their social media.
Don’t even try deny this one.
6. You can’t help but smile when you see a picture of Patrick Stump smiling.
Come on, just look at those cheeks!7.You have your twitter notifications turned on for Mark Hoppus
The father of emo uses his twitter to troll every member of the alternative music community, and you love every second of it.8. You still believe in your heart of hearts that “Ryden” was real.
Why else would Panic! At the Disco not play songs from Pretty.Odd.? Duh, it’s a touchy subject.
Just because pigs flew and Brand New went on tour doesn’t mean the entirety of emo culture is back. Keep the fishnet fingerless gloves in the back of your closet, but don’t be afraid to support one of your favorite bands with throwback merch. Wear your combat boots with pride, but maybe only go over your eyeliner once instead of twice.Whether you wear your “emo” label with pride, or hang up your black band tees in the back of the closet with the rest of your skeletons, one thing is for sure: it’s the year of the emo kid.
